CCLinux

Another micro Linux, CCLinux fits on a single floppy and is already up and running
the latest version of the Linux kernel, 2.2.9. This is a bare
bones distribution, using GNU tools, for people that don't want or
need a lot of hand-holding.

Connectiva

Connectiva Linux, a Brazilian distribution based on Red Hat, will be
launching a Spanish-language version at the
upcoming Comdex show
in Argentina. [Thanks to Cesar A. K. Grossmann].

Debian

SPI has achieved non-profit status. Software in the Public Interest
(SPI) is the legal organization that
holds money and assets in trust for the Debian developers. The new
legal status means that gifts and monies given to SPI for the support
and development of Debian are tax-deductible, at least on US income
tax reports. That can only mean good news for Debian fund raising
efforts.

The Debian Weekly News for this week is available. It contains comments about Debian's presence at the
Linux Expo,
developments in configuration management and more and more packages,
both for Debian and Debian JP (the Japanese version).

Definite Linux

New updates now part of Definite Linux include the
wu-ftpd security updates from Red Hat and the latest releases of
pgp4pine, gnupg and samba. Check out the Definite Linux website for more details.

Kha0s Linux

Self-described as still in fetal-development, Kha0s Linux is a distribution intended to focus on creating
the most secure Linux environment possible. [Thanks to Bill Cory].

Mandrake

Mandrake 6.0 has been announced, self-dubbed ""The User-Friendly
Linux Distribution", which makes fairly clear how they plan on
differentiating themselves from Red Hat. Mandrake has also been
optimized for Pentium processors, claiming 5-30% speed improvements
as a result. The version of KDE 1.1.1 included has Mandrake-specific
customizations, providing a pre-configured desktop for new Linux users.

Red Hat

Red Hat has released a new set of
install images which fix a number of problems that people have
encountered with the 6.0 distribution.

They have also put out a new Sparc kernel package
which fixes a number of the stability problems users
have been seeing on that platform.